# Prime Movers of Globalization

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- Authors: [Václav Smil](https://www.bookquiver.com/vaclav-smil)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2013-02-08

## Description

The story of how diesel engines and gas turbines, used to power cargo ships and jet airplanes, made today's globally integrated economy possible. The many books on globalization published over the past...

## Editions

### Prime Movers of Globalization

- Publisher: the_mit_press
- ISBN: 978-02-6251-876-5
- Pages: 272
- Published: 2013-02-08
- Language: en_US